DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 11/08 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 52.7 - - 53.7 - - 46.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 81 - - -25 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 589 - - 1169 - - 283 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 920 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1478 - - 2058 - - 1172 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 309 - - 741 - - 2522 - - 246 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 130 - - 192 - - 53 - - 12 W* B/S - - - 2 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 15 - - 14 - - 12 - - 7 BL Wind Direction - - - 266 - - 281 - - 279 - - 282 Direction Wind Shear - - - 7 - - 6 - - 5 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -3 - - -1 - - -1 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -20 - - -481 - - -1711 - - -505 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 1498 - - 2539 - - 2883 - - 1441 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -10450 - - -8740 - - -9615 - - -9816 ODpotential blCL - - - 11928 - - 10798 - - 10787 - - 10752 blCL maxRH - - - 93 - - 79 - - 63 - - 74 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 43.7 - - 52.7 - - 53.7 - - 46.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 40.5 - - 44.9 - - 44.4 - - 43.6 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 43.6 - - 52.4 - - 54.8 - - 48.8 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 40.1 - - 43.8 - - 43.3 - - 43.4 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 81 - - -25 - - -43 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 589 - - 1169 - - 283 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 73 - - 14 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 6 - - 6 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 95809 64 260 72 259 71 264 67 262 95809 88827 38 274 43 258 46 263 46 276 88827 83461 27 278 28 273 29 278 30 271 83461 79000 20 281 19 280 23 273 24 277 79000 75127 15 304 11 279 18 261 22 285 75127 71663 18 305 10 288 14 266 20 284 71663 68495 19 293 17 288 16 283 18 289 68495 65568 22 293 16 283 16 284 18 290 65568 62840 20 291 12 297 14 278 18 283 62840 60186 21 300 19 303 15 287 20 286 60186 57418 25 286 25 296 19 302 19 290 57418 54543 21 290 26 291 24 300 24 292 54543 51785 26 308 25 286 25 284 25 290 51785 49295 28 312 20 280 25 289 35 301 49295 47060 41 296 29 304 33 295 37 297 47060 45032 45 284 32 301 38 304 39 313 45032 43199 40 285 36 302 54 323 60 319 43199 41537 56 304 63 305 69 312 61 313 41537 40000 55 293 60 299 66 311 62 312 40000 38563 49 297 57 300 62 318 65 312 38563 37213 69 324 57 315 64 319 64 312 37213 35910 76 319 65 327 63 318 61 315 35910 34588 74 312 68 327 60 317 62 317 34588 33216 74 308 65 321 57 316 62 317 33216 31792 74 303 62 313 55 315 61 318 31792 30302 73 300 63 303 54 314 59 321 30302 28732 73 299 66 298 54 310 58 328 28732 27084 71 300 68 297 55 308 56 331 27084 25354 67 302 67 296 56 309 53 321 25354 23545 64 305 66 297 58 307 52 313 23545 21663 61 307 67 299 60 305 53 311 21663 19705 57 308 66 301 59 306 54 311 19705 17664 54 311 61 305 57 305 52 312 17664 15583 47 306 54 310 54 303 48 312 15583 13575 43 284 49 306 51 303 46 308 13575 11747 46 289 49 300 49 305 46 308 11747 10120 45 300 50 300 44 311 42 312 10120 8677 40 301 46 307 37 315 34 314 8677 7401 37 295 36 314 34 315 29 310 7401 6273 34 297 29 302 31 315 27 310 6273 5277 28 304 32 299 29 310 27 314 5277 4404 23 306 32 300 31 302 28 317 4404 3635 21 296 29 298 30 299 29 314 3635 2950 21 292 24 298 28 293 28 307 2950 2346 24 294 22*295 25 286 28 304 2346 1842 23*284 16*283 23 284 27 302 1842 1455 18*267 15 281 21 282 25 298 1455 1189 16 265 14 281 18*281 19 289 1189 1028 14 264 13 280 15*280 16*286 1028 936 11 264 10 280 10 279 7*282 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography